--- title: Martha Stewart Gets Candid About Texting Habits on 'Ellen' description: With a game of "Never Have I Ever," DeGeneres and her guests (including Snoop Dogg and Anna Kendrick) shared some shocking secrets. canonical: https://time.com/4546203/martha-stewart-ellen-degeneres-sexting/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-26T18:59:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:38:02.121Z og:title: Martha Stewart Gets Candid About Texting Habits on 'Ellen' og:description: With a game of "Never Have I Ever," Ellen uncovered some surprising facts. og:url: https://time.com/4546203/martha-stewart-ellen-degeneres-sexting/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Martha Stewart Gets Candid About Texting Habits on 'Ellen' twitter:description: With a game of "Never Have I Ever," Ellen uncovered some surprising facts. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Martha Stewart Reveals New Evidence of a Life Well-Lived to Ellen DeGeneres > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=9bcdd538-9021-4b27-818d-19df502030fa&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1)  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 26, 2016 6:59 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 26, 2016 6:59 PM UTC On Wednesday’s _Ellen Show_, host DeGeneres got her guests [Martha Stewart](http://time.com/4415265/martha-stewart-living-best-life/?iid=sr-link2), Snoop Dogg, and Anna Kendrick to play along in a revealing little game of “Never Have I Ever”—with some very unexpected answers. For instance, lifestyle guru, business magnate, [and dinner party host Stewart](http://time.com/4517332/martha-stewart-snoop-dog-premiere-date/?iid=sr-link7) admitted that she is [pretty plugged in](http://time.com/4379009/martha-stewart-twitter-jonathan-cheban/?iid=sr-link5) to modern romantic behaviors. Yep: Martha has sexted. “Martha, do you even know what sexting is?” a shocked DeGeneres asked her guest. “I have used technology for a lot longer than you have, Ellen,” Stewart responded archly. (As a [documented drone](http://time.com/3053003/martha-stewart-drone/?iid=sr-link1) and [hoverboard fan](http://time.com/4403581/martha-stewart-hoverboard-millennials/?iid=sr-link4), this is a statement that can’t be denied.) The group also shared their experiences drunk-dialing exes (Martha, of course, refrains from such behavior) and returning clothes after having worn them (again, etiquette maven Martha would never do such a thing; Snoop Dogg, on the other hand, is not afraid to take back a pair of shoes that hurt his feet). Martha also shared a distinctly European perspective on nude beaches, as she responded that she had indeed visited at least one before. “Haven’t you been to Sand Beach on St. Bart’s?” she asked Kendrick and DeGeneres when they both revealed they had not participated in the pastime of bathing sans apparel. (She was referring to the exclusive Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy, known as a vacation hotspot for elite travelers.) 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